Table 7 compares the increase of concentration in European versus nationalelections. Th decrease in the concentration of the vote from national to Europeanelections is a characteristics of any Europeanelection (with the partial exception ... Table 7 - European differential two-party concentration index – ratio between two-party concentration in an Europeanelection and two-party concentration in the closest nationalelection 4-electionaverage variation it es +0, 13 at nl de +0, 23 pl ...europe

by governing parties in the Europeanelections, compared to the previous nationalelections. ... obtain a lower performance in Europeanelections and that they could specifically have obtained an even lower performance in the 2009 elections due to the additional effect ...europe

of the Government falling he said “they are not mad”. If the local and Europeanelections ... John Gormley said internal discussions in the party would “intensify” as a result of the elections. But he and Communications Minister Eamon Ryan seemed anxious to play down ...europe, ireland

elections between 1979 and 2009 relative to their previous nationalelectionperformance ... the timing of the European Parliament election in the nationalelection cycle.4 On average, governments in European Parliament elections were 7.5 per cent down ... S. Hix, M. Marsh / Electoral Studies 30 (2011) 4–15 National electoral cycle

The 2004 elections are different from the previous ones: The economic and political performances of the 2000-2004 period allowed the bureaucratic party (PDSR/PSD) to hope for a new mandate after the 2004 elections. The party further tried to attract ...europe, romania

British NationalPartyelection results ... Summary of general electionperformance ... Year Number of Candidates Total votes Average voters per candidate Percentage of vote Change (percentage points) Number of MPs 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010

1.6 Romania 1.7 Slovakia Name: Slovak NationalParty Original name: Slovenská ... was founded in 1989 by as an ideological heir of the Slovak NationalParty. After many years of waving performance, the party managed to form governing coalition ... PRM's Election results for the Romanian Parliament Election Number of Percentage Number year votes of votes of seats

Table 2: Dimensions of Mobilization in the EuropeanElections 2004 ... leaflets concerning the EuropeanElections in your mailbox You have been contacted ... for information on the EuropeanElections on the internet You took part in public gatherings

a member of the European People’s Party before the elections but has confirmed ... RESEARCH PAPER 09/53 • • RESEARCH PAPER 09/53 • These elections took place in advance of nationalelections in October and the Civic Democrats (ODS) beat ... Cyprus MEPs +/- Party Democratic Rally AKEL-Left - New Forces Democratic Party